socalfunplaces Chapter 237 Don’t let me down
Chapter 237 Don’t let me down
The training grounds of Otogakure were filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder. Sasuke's short black hair was soaked with sweat and stuck to his pale forehead. He half-knelt on the ground, leaning on his Kusanagi sword, his chest heaving violently, and every breath was accompanied by a tearing pain.
"Can you still stand?" Yin Zhu's voice echoed from the edge of the training ground, its voice as cold and hard as metal. He leaned against a rock wall engraved with runes, his fingertips toying with a bloodline limit crystal he had just plucked from the brain of a rival ninja. A crimson light flickered between his fingers.
Sasuke's head shot up, two magatama spinning rapidly in his scarlet eyes, like two burning will-o'-the-wisp flames. "Come again!" He bit the blood foam at the corner of his mouth, and the Kusanagi sword made a sharp sound on the ground, dragging a deep gully.
Yin Zhu chuckled and flicked his finger. The bloodline crystal transformed into a beam of red light and shot towards Sasuke, exploding the moment it touched his forehead. A violent chakra surged into Sasuke's meridians like a tsunami, causing him to roar in pain. His bones crackled, and it felt like countless small snakes were slithering beneath his skin.
"The Uchiha bloodline is indeed interesting."
Yin Zhu approached slowly, and the system panel flashed a faint blue light on his retina: [Detected host injected with Mangekyō Chakra fragments, target Sasuke Uchiha's Sharingan gene chain began to mutate]
Sasuke's pupils suddenly contracted, and two of his magatama began to multiply crazily. The outline of a third magatama loomed within his blood-red pupils, but it never fully took shape. His body trembled violently, and the chakra raging through his meridians threatened to tear him apart.
"Do you feel it?" Yin Zhu squatted down, his fingertips tracing Sasuke's bleeding eyelids. "This is the price of power. What Orochimaru gave you was just an inferior imitation. The true power of the Uchiha needs to be watered with pain and hatred."
[System prompt: The target's mental threshold is about to break the critical point. It is recommended to inject hatred catalyst]
Ototake suddenly grabbed Sasuke's hair and forced him to look at the crystal ball in the corner of the training ground. The crystal ball showed the scene of Itachi slaughtering the entire Uchiha clan. The scarlet Sharingan flickered in the darkness, and the splashing blood dyed the entire screen red.
"Ah—!" Sasuke roared like a trapped beast, and a third magatama suddenly emerged from the depths of his pupil. The three magatama connected end to end, forming a perfect triangle, emitting a terrifying pressure. Raging chakra swirled around him, shattering the stone slabs of the training ground.
Yin Zhu released his hand and dusted off his sleeve. [System prompt: The Three Magatama Sharingan has awakened successfully, rewarding the host with 100ml of Mangekyō Chakra and unlocking the advanced version of the Uchiha Secret Technique: Phoenix Fire Technique]
Sasuke fell to his knees, hands on the ground, gasping for air. His newly awakened Sharingan allowed him to clearly see the trajectory of chakra flowing through the air, even predicting the magnitude of Ototake's next move. This feeling of control was more intoxicating than any drug.
"That's not enough."
Yin Zhu kicked over a corpse wearing a Konoha forehead protector, "This guy is from the Konoha Anbu, and he just came back from Konoha reconnaissance. In his memory, there is what you want."
Sasuke's pupils suddenly constricted, and the three magatama spun rapidly. He rushed over to the corpse, pressing his hands to the dead man's temples, his Sharingan blazing with a blinding red light. Fragments of the dead man's memory flooded into his mind like a tide: Itachi's secret conversation with Danzo in the Hokage's office, the Konoha high command's indifference to the Uchiha clan genocide, Naruto training in senjutsu on Mount Myōboku...
"Konoha..." Sasuke's voice was icy cold, and the Kusanagi sword suddenly unsheathed, pinning the body to the ground. The chakra fluctuations from the sword caused the air to begin to distort. "I will personally destroy this hypocritical village."
Yin Zhu smiled with satisfaction.
[System prompt: Target hatred value + 300, exchangeable skill: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu] He threw out a scroll, "This is the Uchiha secret teaching I exchanged for three bloodline limits. Only by learning it will you be qualified to stand by my side."
The moment Sasuke caught the scroll, hurried footsteps were heard at the entrance to the training ground. Kimimaro's pale face was filled with anxiety, and a bone blade flicked out from his sleeve. "Sir, Konoha's ninjas are attacking, led by Hatake Kakashi."
Yinzhu raised an eyebrow and looked at Sasuke, a hint of amusement in his eyes: "Do you want to test the power of your new eyes?"
Sasuke licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, his three-magatama Sharingan flashing dangerously in the twilight. He gripped the Kusanagi sword tightly, and the blade drew a cold arc in the moonlight. "Just what I want."
Yin Zhu turned and walked deeper into the training grounds, his black windbreaker rustling in the wind. [System prompt: Triggering the side quest "Konoha Raid." Successfully kill Kakashi to obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan Evolution Chart.] His voice, with its alluring magnetism, drifted on the night wind: "Show them what a true Uchiha is."
Sasuke vanished into the night, leaving behind only the shattered training ground and the body of the Konoha Anbu nailed to the ground. Moonlight filtered through the clouds, illuminating the blood beads clotted on Kusanagi's sword, which blossomed into enchanting blood flowers on the ground.
When Kakashi's Raikiri pierced the night sky, Sasuke was standing on the treetop, his three-magatama Sharingan clearly capturing the trajectory of the blue lightning. A cold arc curved his lips, and the Kusanagi sword formed a sword flower in his hand, and he rushed towards Raikiri.
Yin Zhu stood on a distant mountaintop, watching the two figures collide in the jungle, creating a dazzling light. He took out a crystal bottle and poured his newly acquired Mangekyō Chakra into it. The scarlet liquid swirled in the bottle, forming a vortex.
[System prompt: High-intensity chakra collision detected. Do you want to consume 1000 experience points to start spectator mode?]
"Open it." Yin Zhu leaned against the rock and looked at the three-dimensional battlefield model that emerged in the air. The flow trajectory of Sasuke's chakra and the flaw of Kakashi's Raikiri were clearly visible on the model.
As Sasuke's Great Dragon Fire Jutsu set the entire forest ablaze, Yinzhu gently shook the crystal bottle in his hand. The flames illuminated his young yet cold face, making him look just like the boy who had stood on the ruins of the Uchiha clan's land on the night of the genocide many years ago.
"Not enough, far from enough."
He whispered, draining the chakra from the crystal bottle. A burning pain stung his throat, and the system panel instantly refreshed: [Mangekyo Chakra Fusion Completed, Unlocking Skill: Kagutsuchi Basic]
Kakashi's muffled groan echoed from the depths of the forest, and Yin Zhu knew it was time for the game to enter the next stage. He gathered black flames at his fingertips, and a cruel smile played on his lips as he watched the flames sway in the wind, refusing to extinguish.
"Sasuke, please don't let me down."